FrostyTech Mk.II Synthetic Thermal
Heatsink Test Results - 150W/85W
Intel Core
Extreme / Pentium D & Quad Core class heatsinks tested at 150W
head load. Intel Core i5 / Core i3 / Core 2
Duo / Pentium 4 / Celeron class heatsinks tested at 85W. Results based on readings from a 30x30mm copper
interface die with 150W and 85W heat loads applied on the
LGA1150/1155/1156/775 version of the Mk.II Test Platform.
Temperature results listed for each heatsink were calculated by
determining the rise over ambient temperatures at time of test.
Information on Frostytech's test methodology is available here. |
|
Socket 1150/1155/1156/775 compatible CPU
heatsinks | |
manufacturer: |
model
no.: |
fan
speed: |
150w thermal test* (°c) |
85w thermal test (°c) |
noise level (dba) |
|
ECT |
Prometeia Mach2 GT |
|
-48.2 |
-55.9 |
49.1 |
Coolermaster |
Nepton 280L |
high |
8.1 |
4.5 |
58.8 |
Coolermaster |
Nepton 140XL |
high |
8.2 |
4.8 |
59.6 |
Silverstone |
Tundra TD02 |
high |
9.8 |
5.7 |
53.0 |
Coolermaster |
MasterLiquid 240 |
high |
9.9 |
5.7 |
54.8 |
Corsair |
Hydro H100i |
high |
10.1 |
5.8 |
59.4 |
Coolermaster |
Seidon 240M |
high |
10.2 |
5.5 |
55.6 |
Corsair |
Hydro H80i |
high |
10.4 |
6.4 |
64.0 |
NZXT |
Kraken X60 |
high |
11.4 |
7.5 |
60.7 |
Raijintek |
Orcus 360 |
high |
11.5 |
7.3 |
47.2 |
Arctic |
Liquid Freezer 240 |
high |
11.7 |
6.0 |
49.5 |
Coolermaster |
Glacer 240L |
high |
11.8 |
6.9 |
52.5 |
Silverstone |
Tundra TD03 |
high |
12.1 |
6.4 |
58.1 |
Corsair |
Hydro H100 |
high |
12.1 |
7.5 |
59.2 |
Coolermaster |
Nepton 240M |
high |
12.2 |
6.5 |
50.6 |
Coolermaster |
Seidon 120V |
high |
12.2 |
7.1 |
54.3 |
Spire |
Thermax Eclipse II (2-fan) |
high |
12.6 |
8.4 |
56.9 |
DeepCool |
Maelstrom 240 |
high |
12.7 |
7.2 |
58.6 |
Corsair |
Hydro H80 |
high |
12.8 |
7.8 |
58.8 |
Noctua |
NH-D15 |
high |
13.3 |
7.9 |
49.8 |
Alphacool |
Eisbaer 240 |
high |
13.6 |
7.8 |
52.1 |
Coolermaster |
Eisberg 240L |
high |
13.6 |
7.8 |
50.5 |
Zalman |
LQ320 |
high |
13.8 |
8.3 |
50.2 |
Coolermaster |
TPC-812 |
high |
13.9 |
8.3 |
52.4 |
Reeven |
Okeanos RC-1402 |
high |
14.1 |
8.8 |
54.2 |
Noctua |
NH-C14 |
high |
14.1 |
8.9 |
46.6 |
Tuniq |
Tower 120 Extreme |
high |
14.1 |
8.4 |
43.5 |
Scythe |
Fuma |
high |
14.3 |
8.0 |
49.1 |
Zalman |
Reserator 3 Max |
high |
14.3 |
8.2 |
58.9 |
Zalman |
LQ310 |
high |
14.3 |
8.1 |
52.7 |
Xigmatek |
Dark Knight SD1283 Night Hawk Ed. |
high |
14.3 |
8.2 |
53.0 |
Evercool |
HPJ-12025 Transformer 4 (2010) |
high |
14.3 |
8.8 |
55.4 |
Phanteks |
PH-TC14PE |
high |
14.4 |
8.5 |
49.2 |
Noctua |
NH-D14 |
high |
14.5 |
8.7 |
48.1 |
Thermaltake |
Frio |
high |
14.5 |
8.8 |
62.6 |
Ashura SCASR-1000 |
high |
high |
14.7 |
8.5 |
49.4 |
Thermaltake |
Water 2.0 Performer |
high |
14.8 |
8.8 |
52.9 |
Glacialtech |
Igloo H58 |
high |
14.9 |
8.4 |
46.4 |
Reeven |
Ouranos RC-1401 |
high |
15.0 |
7.8 |
52.5 |
Thermolab |
Trinity |
high |
15.0 |
9.7 |
50.6 |
Xigmatek |
SD128264 Aegir |
high |
15.0 |
9.8 |
49.1 |
Zalman |
CNPS9900 Max |
high |
15.0 |
9.0 |
54.5 |
Prolimatech |
Megahalems (80CFM) |
high |
15.0 |
9.2 |
53.0 |
Reeven |
Justice RC-1204 |
high |
15.1 |
9.0 |
48.5 |
Thermaltake |
Frio Extreme |
high |
15.1 |
8.9 |
58.2 |
Coolermaster |
Hyper 612 |
high |
15.1 |
9.2 |
50.7 |
X2 Products |
Eclipse IV |
high |
15.2 |
8.6 |
57.4 |
Scythe |
Ashura Shadow (SCASR-1000SE) |
high |
15.3 |
9.6 |
51.4 |
NZXT |
Kraken X40 |
high |
15.3 |
8.9 |
59.4 |
Noctua |
NH-U14S |
|
15.4 |
9.7 |
47.3 |
Raijintek |
Ereboss |
high |
15.4 |
9.2 |
49.7 |
DeepCool |
IceBlade Pro V2.0 |
high |
15.4 |
9.6 |
45.7 |
3Rsystem |
iceage 120 Boss II |
high |
15.4 |
9.8 |
49.9 |
Thermaltake |
Water 2.0 Pro |
high |
15.5 |
9.0 |
53.3 |
Titan |
TTC-NK85TZ |
high |
15.5 |
8.8 |
58.6 |
Zaward |
Vapor 120 |
high |
15.6 |
9.7 |
51.6 |
Evercool |
Venti HPQ-12025 |
high |
15.8 |
10.2 |
56.0 |
Coolink |
Corator DS |
high |
15.9 |
9.7 |
54.9 |
Coolermaster |
Hyper 212 Evo |
high |
15.9 |
9.3 |
47.1 |
Gelid |
Tranquillo 4 |
high |
16.0 |
9.9 |
46.9 |
BeQuiet |
Dark Rock TF |
|
16.0 |
10.1 |
44.5 |
Raijintek |
Tisis |
high |
16.0 |
9.4 |
47.8 |
Thermalright |
Silver Arrow |
high |
16.0 |
9.7 |
43.4 |
Thermolab |
BADA |
high |
16.0 |
9.6 |
54.0 |
Sunbeamtech |
Core-Contact Freezer |
high |
16.1 |
10.0 |
51.3 |
Scythe |
Mugen 4 |
high |
16.3 |
9.5 |
41.9 |
Coolermaster |
V8 GTS |
high |
16.3 |
10.2 |
59.7 |
Raijintek |
Themis |
high |
16.3 |
9.7 |
52.8 |
Danamics |
LMX Extreme |
high |
16.3 |
9.5 |
55.4 |
DeepCool |
Frostwin |
high |
16.5 |
9.0 |
50.2 |
Zalman |
CNPS10X Quiet |
high |
16.5 |
10.4 |
46.8 |
Zalman |
CNPS10X Flex (80CFM) |
|
16.5 |
10.6 |
51.2 |
DeepCool |
Gamer Storm Lucifer |
high |
16.6 |
9.5 |
52.5 |
Zalman |
CNPS10X Performa |
high |
16.6 |
10.0 |
58.7 |
Zalman |
CNPS12X |
high |
16.7 |
9.8 |
46.0 |
Xigmatek |
SD1283 Gaia |
high |
16.7 |
10.2 |
44.1 |
Sunbeamtech |
Twister 120 |
high |
16.7 |
10.7 |
51.2 |
Zerotherm |
ZT-10D Premium |
high |
16.7 |
10.1 |
45.3 |
Spire |
Thermax II (SP67951) |
high |
16.7 |
9.5 |
57.8 |
Glacialtech |
Igloo H46 |
high |
16.8 |
10.6 |
44.8 |
Prolimatech |
Megahalems (50CFM) |
high |
16.8 |
10.2 |
45.1 |
Xigmatek |
HDT-S1283 |
high |
16.8 |
10.7 |
50.7 |
Cryorig |
H5 Ultimate |
high |
16.9 |
9.6 |
47.1 |
Coolermaster |
Hyper 212 Plus |
high |
16.9 |
10.9 |
50.1 |
BeQuiet |
Dark Rock Pro 3 |
high |
17.0 |
10.3 |
43.7 |
Silverstone |
Argon AR01 |
high |
17.0 |
9.9 |
53.0 |
Zalman |
CNPS10X Optima |
high |
17.0 |
10.2 |
49.9 |
Titan |
TTC-NC15TZ |
high |
17.0 |
9.7 |
50.0 |
Scythe |
SCRT-1000 Rasetsu |
high |
17.2 |
10.8 |
59.5 |
Kingwin |
XT-1264 |
high |
17.2 |
10.5 |
45.5 |
Thermolab |
BARAM |
|
17.3 |
10.5 |
53.0 |
DeepCool |
Neptwin |
high |
17.4 |
9.7 |
47.7 |
Zalman |
CNPS14X |
high |
17.4 |
10.5 |
48.7 |
Glacialtech |
Alaska |
high |
17.4 |
10.7 |
48.3 |
Reeven |
Hans RC-1205 |
high |
17.6 |
10.3 |
49.4 |
Zalman |
LQ315 |
high |
17.6 |
10.2 |
50.8 |
Corsair |
Hydro H60 |
high |
17.6 |
10.9 |
45.6 |
Silverstone |
NT06-P |
high |
17.6 |
10.8 |
51.6 |
Zalman |
CNPS10X Extreme |
high |
17.6 |
10.1 |
58.2 |
Zalman |
CNPS10X Flex (50CFM) |
|
17.6 |
10.9 |
45.4 |
Gamerstorm |
Lucifer K2 |
high |
17.7 |
10.1 |
55.2 |
CoolIT |
Domino ALC |
high |
17.8 |
10.6 |
60.2 |
Thermalright |
Ultra 120 |
|
17.8 |
10.6 |
53.7 |
Xigmatek |
SD963 Loki |
high |
17.9 |
11.0 |
53.2 |
DeepCool |
GamerStorm |
high |
17.9 |
11.6 |
44.5 |
Akasa |
Nero AK967 |
high |
17.9 |
10.8 |
39.3 |
Xigmatek |
DK-S1283 |
high |
17.9 |
11.0 |
49.6 |
Zalman |
CNPS11X Extreme |
high |
18.0 |
10.9 |
50.5 |
Thermolab |
BARAM 2010 (80 CFM) |
high |
18.0 |
10.8 |
51.3 |
Thermaltake |
Contac 29 |
high |
18.0 |
11.4 |
48.0 |
Zerotherm |
Nirvana NV 120 PWM |
high |
18.0 |
11.0 |
44.9 |
Ibuypower |
IBP-Z001 |
high |
18.0 |
11.6 |
61.7 |
Coolermaster |
Hyper Z600 |
|
18.0 |
11.6 |
47.7 |
Raijintek |
Pallas |
high |
18.1 |
12.1 |
43.2 |
Silverstone |
Heligon HE01 |
high |
18.1 |
11.0 |
60.1 |
DeepCool |
Killer Whale Premium |
high |
18.1 |
11.7 |
52.5 |
Xigmatek |
HDT-S1284EE |
high |
18.1 |
9.4 |
44.2 |
Gelid |
Antarctica |
high |
18.2 |
11.2 |
49.8 |
DeepCool |
Gammaxx 400 |
high |
18.2 |
11.3 |
48.0 |
Zerotherm |
FZ120 |
high |
18.2 |
11.4 |
47.6 |
3Rsystem |
Iceage 120 |
high |
18.2 |
12.1 |
47.9 |
Akasa |
Venom Nano |
high |
18.3 |
10.9 |
57.5 |
Coolage |
X120TF |
|
18.3 |
11.0 |
53.0 |
Vantec |
VAF-1225 Aeroflow FX 120 |
high |
18.3 |
11.8 |
54.2 |
nPowerTek |
Hurricane NPH-105 (NB fan) |
high |
18.3 |
11.2 |
47.7 |
BeQuiet |
Dark Rock 3 |
high |
18.4 |
10.8 |
41.8 |
Glacialtech |
F101 PWM |
high |
18.4 |
11.4 |
47.5 |
Zerotherm |
Core 92 |
high |
18.4 |
11.5 |
53.4 |
Coolermaster |
V8 |
high |
18.4 |
11.2 |
52.6 |
Thermalright |
Ultra 120 Extreme |
|
18.4 |
11.4 |
44.5 |
BeQuiet |
Shadow Rock Slim |
high |
18.6 |
10.8 |
40.4 |
Raijintek |
Aidos |
high |
18.6 |
10.8 |
55.6 |
DeepCool |
IceWind Pro |
high |
18.6 |
11.3 |
45.7 |
NZXT |
Havik 140 |
|
18.6 |
10.6 |
52.6 |
Spire |
Gemini SP986B1-V2-2P |
high |
18.7 |
11.1 |
44.5 |
DeepCool |
Killer Whale |
high |
18.7 |
12.6 |
53.5 |
XtremeGear |
HP-1216B |
high |
18.8 |
13.8 |
54.0 |
Thermaltake |
BigTyp 14Pro |
high |
18.8 |
11.6 |
59.7 |
Xigmatek |
HDT-SD964 |
high |
18.8 |
11.6 |
57.2 |
Gelid |
The Black Edition |
high |
18.9 |
11.1 |
50.3 |
SilenX |
iXtrema IXC-120HA2 |
high |
18.9 |
11.2 |
52.9 |
Zalman |
CNPS9900DF |
high |
19.0 |
10.8 |
48.1 |
Coolermaster |
Hyper 212 |
|
19.0 |
11.8 |
45.9 |
Apack |
Zerotherm BTF92 OC Ed |
high |
19.0 |
11.2 |
53.6 |
Zalman |
CNPS9700 LED |
high |
19.0 |
10.4 |
56.5 |
NZXT |
Respire T40 |
high |
19.1 |
11.8 |
46.5 |
Titan |
Siberia TTC-NC55TZ |
high |
19.2 |
11.0 |
52.5 |
NZXT |
Havik 120 |
high |
19.3 |
11.6 |
54.6 |
Evercool |
Transformer 3 |
high |
19.3 |
12.5 |
48.5 |
Thermaltake |
Jing |
high |
19.3 |
11.6 |
50.3 |
Scythe |
Ninja 4 |
high |
19.4 |
11.2 |
43.2 |
Akasa |
Venom |
high |
19.4 |
11.4 |
54.1 |
Xigmatek |
HDT-S983 |
high |
19.5 |
11.8 |
52.7 |
Scythe |
Mugen |
|
19.5 |
11.4 |
46.0 |
Phanteks |
PH-TC14S |
high |
19.6 |
11.7 |
47.4 |
DeepCool |
Ice Matrix 600 |
high |
19.6 |
11.8 |
49.3 |
Thermolab |
BADA2010 |
high |
19.6 |
12.7 |
44.3 |
Xigmatek |
S1284 Achilles |
high |
19.6 |
11.6 |
42.7 |
Tuniq |
Tower 120 |
high |
19.6 |
12.2 |
51.6 |
Thermalright |
Ultra-90 |
high |
19.6 |
13.0 |
56.2 |
Scythe |
Mugen 5 Rev.B |
high |
19.8 |
12.1 |
43.4 |
BeQuiet |
PureRock |
|
19.8 |
11.4 |
42.9 |
Noctua |
NH-U12S |
|
19.8 |
11.4 |
46.2 |
DeepCool |
Ice Blade Pro |
high |
19.8 |
13.1 |
46.1 |
Apack |
Zerotherm Nirvana 120 |
high |
19.8 |
12.3 |
49.2 |
BeQuiet |
Shadow Rock 2 |
high |
20.0 |
12.1 |
43.3 |
Enzotech |
Ultra-X |
high |
20.0 |
8.5 |
59.1 |
Scythe |
KAMA Angle |
high |
20.1 |
12.0 |
43.3 |
Zalman |
CNPS9900 LED |
high |
20.2 |
13.3 |
57.5 |
Coolermaster |
Hyper D92 |
high |
20.3 |
12.8 |
53.4 |
SilenX |
EFZ-120HA4 |
high |
20.3 |
12.5 |
48.7 |
Zalman |
CNPS9700NT |
high |
20.3 |
12.4 |
52.2 |
Scythe |
Infinity SCINF-1000 |
|
20.3 |
12.6 |
37.8 |
Cooler Master |
Hyper Z600 Black Label |
high |
20.5 |
12.4 |
49.2 |
OCZ |
Vendetta 2 |
high |
20.5 |
12.5 |
41.9 |
DeepCool |
Ice Warrior |
high |
20.6 |
15.2 |
45.5 |
Dynatron |
Genius |
high |
20.6 |
13.0 |
47.2 |
ID-Cooling |
SE-214X |
high |
20.7 |
12.1 |
46.3 |
Noctua |
NH-L12 |
high |
20.7 |
12.2 |
44.7 |
Corsair |
Hydro H50 |
high |
20.7 |
13.7 |
45.6 |
OCZ |
Gladiator Max |
high |
20.7 |
12.6 |
42.9 |
Cryorig |
H7 |
high |
20.8 |
12.8 |
48.3 |
EKL |
GroB Clock'ner |
|
20.8 |
13.2 |
40.6 |
Zalman |
CNPS11X Performa |
high |
20.9 |
12.4 |
48.2 |
EKL |
GroB Clock'ner Blue Ed. |
high |
21.0 |
12.9 |
42.4 |
Gelid |
GX-7 |
high |
21.2 |
12.7 |
50.6 |
Glacialtech |
Siberia |
high |
21.2 |
13.6 |
47.6 |
Vantec |
VAF-9225 Aeroflow FX92 |
high |
21.2 |
14.0 |
57.9 |
Noctua |
NH-C12P |
high |
21.2 |
13.1 |
40.4 |
Coolermaster |
GeminII S |
high |
21.3 |
13.4 |
49.6 |
OCZ |
Vendetta |
high |
21.3 |
13.5 |
52.8 |
Noctua |
NH-U12P |
high |
21.3 |
13.4 |
40.7 |
Thermaltake |
Frio Advanced |
high |
21.6 |
15.2 |
58.8 |
Thermaltake |
FrioOCK |
high |
21.6 |
13.5 |
66.0 |
Thermaltake |
SpinQ VT |
high |
21.6 |
12.7 |
50.1 |
Akasa |
Blue Aurora AK966BL |
high |
21.6 |
14.0 |
44.4 |
Zalman |
CNPS8900 Extreme |
high |
21.7 |
12.4 |
48.2 |
Thermaltake |
ISGC-300 |
high |
21.7 |
12.9 |
44.0 |
Xigmatek |
Thors Hammer S126384 |
|
21.8 |
13.2 |
46.4 |
Apack |
Zerotherm BTF90 |
|
21.8 |
12.7 |
52.1 |
Xigmatek |
HDT-S963 |
high |
21.9 |
13.7 |
50.2 |
AVC |
Black Samurai |
high |
22.2 |
11.5 |
56.7 |
Akasa |
AK-965 |
high |
22.2 |
13.8 |
48.1 |
Zalman |
CNPS5X-SZ |
high |
22.3 |
13.9 |
54.8 |
Gelid |
Tranquillo |
high |
22.4 |
13.9 |
41.3 |
Coolermaster |
Hyper N520 |
|
22.4 |
14.1 |
49.0 |
EKL |
Alpenfohn Groß Clock'ner 2010 |
|
22.6 |
14.1 |
40.2 |
SilenX |
EFZ-120HA3 |
high |
22.7 |
11.9 |
41.7 |
DeepCool |
Ice Matrix 400 |
high |
22.8 |
14.4 |
45.0 |
Scythe |
Grand Kama Cross |
high |
22.8 |
14.0 |
45.9 |
Apack |
Zerotherm BTF80 |
|
22.8 |
13.9 |
51.9 |
Thermaltake |
MaxOrb |
high |
22.9 |
13.1 |
57.4 |
SilenX |
EFZ-120HA5 |
high |
23.0 |
13.9 |
45.8 |
BeQuiet |
Shadow Rock LP |
|
23.1 |
13.7 |
42.6 |
Noctua |
NH-U9S |
|
23.1 |
13.3 |
44.3 |
Arctic Cooling |
Freezer 13 Pro |
high |
23.1 |
13.8 |
45.1 |
DeepCool |
IceWing 5 Pro |
high |
23.1 |
12.3 |
53.2 |
Scythe |
Zipang 2 |
|
23.2 |
14.0 |
37.7 |
Coolermaster |
Hyper TX3 |
high |
23.2 |
14.0 |
56.0 |
Zalman |
CNPS8700 LED |
high |
23.2 |
14.1 |
48.1 |
Cooljag |
Falcon 92-AL |
high |
23.2 |
14.2 |
52.1 |
Noctua |
NH-D9L |
|
23.3 |
14.2 |
43.2 |
Rosewill |
RCX-Z3 |
high |
23.3 |
14.0 |
58.6 |
Xigmatek |
Prime SD1484 |
high |
23.4 |
14.2 |
49.7 |
Coolink |
Silentator |
high |
23.5 |
16.4 |
41.2 |
Nexus |
HOC-9000 |
high |
23.6 |
14.6 |
43.0 |
Scythe |
Mine Rev. B |
|
23.6 |
15.0 |
36.8 |
Cooljag |
Falcon 92-Cu |
high |
23.6 |
14.8 |
52.8 |
Coolermaster |
Gemin II S524 |
high |
23.9 |
15.3 |
49.6 |
Thermaltake |
MaxOrb EX |
high |
24.0 |
13.9 |
56.5 |
nPowertek |
NPH-775-115HC |
|
24.2 |
15.3 |
55.0 |
Akasa |
AK-920 |
high |
24.3 |
14.1 |
52.9 |
Thermaltake |
V1 |
high |
24.4 |
12.3 |
59.6 |
Intel |
FCLGA4-S Reference (P mode) |
high |
24.5 |
15.2 |
61.1 |
Sctyhe |
Mugen Max SCMGD-1000 |
high |
24.7 |
14.2 |
48.7 |
Scythe |
Zipang |
|
24.7 |
15.2 |
33.1 |
Auras |
Shagon AHC-118 |
high |
24.8 |
15.2 |
46.1 |
Arctic Cooling |
Freezer 13 |
high |
24.8 |
14.5 |
48.5 |
Evercool |
HPK-10025EA |
|
24.8 |
13.8 |
50.9 |
Glacialtech |
Igloo 5750 PWM |
high |
24.9 |
14.6 |
52.3 |
Asus |
Arctic Square |
high |
24.9 |
14.9 |
44.9 |
NZXT |
Respire T20 |
high |
25.0 |
14.9 |
46.3 |
Deepcool |
Gammaxx S40 |
high |
25.2 |
14.4 |
47.2 |
Sunbeamtech |
Core-Contact Freezer 92mm Ed. |
high |
25.3 |
15.6 |
50.2 |
AMA |
Serac 770 |
|
25.4 |
15.7 |
42.1 |
Glacialtech |
Igloo 5751PWM |
high |
25.5 |
14.2 |
50.6 |
Evercool |
HPJ-12025 Transformer 4 |
|
25.5 |
15.3 |
38.9 |
Akasa |
AK-922 (EVObue) |
high |
25.5 |
15.4 |
60.3 |
Thermaltake |
SpinQ |
high |
25.7 |
15.6 |
50.9 |
Asus |
Lionsquare |
high |
25.7 |
15.3 |
44.7 |
Coolermaster |
Aquagate Mini R80 |
high |
25.7 |
16.2 |
59.2 |
Asus |
Silent Square EVO |
high |
25.8 |
15.6 |
42.8 |
Glacialtech |
Igloo 5610 PWM |
high |
25.9 |
15.9 |
59.5 |
Silentium |
Fera2 HE1224 |
high |
26.3 |
15.3 |
37.6 |
Thermalright |
SI-128SE |
|
26.5 |
15.2 |
44.5 |
Thermaltake |
DuOrb |
|
26.7 |
16.1 |
49.5 |
Scythe |
Andy Samuri Master SCASM-1000 |
|
26.7 |
14.2 |
38.4 |
Dynatron |
Evo-11 |
high |
26.8 |
16.4 |
54.1 |
Titan |
Cool Idol TTC-NK75TZ |
high |
26.9 |
15.1 |
56.3 |
Silverstone |
NT06-P |
high |
27.0 |
15.3 |
35.4 |
Gelid |
Silent Spirit |
high |
27.0 |
17.1 |
48.5 |
Glacialtech |
Igloo 5620 |
high |
27.1 |
16.5 |
51.0 |
Zalman |
CNPS9300AT |
high |
27.1 |
18.2 |
55.5 |
Noctua |
NH-U9B |
high |
27.1 |
17.2 |
41.9 |
Thermaltake |
ISGC-400 |
high |
27.2 |
16.3 |
45.4 |
DeepCool |
Iceedge 400XT |
high |
27.4 |
15.6 |
45.7 |
Evercool |
HPL-815 |
high |
27.7 |
17.7 |
52.9 |
Asus |
Triton 79 Amazing |
|
27.7 |
17.0 |
44.3 |
ASUS |
Triton 77 |
high |
27.7 |
17.6 |
41.2 |
Phanteks |
PH-TC12LS |
high |
27.9 |
16.3 |
43.4 |
Auras |
SLC-747 |
high |
27.9 |
25.7 |
52.2 |
Zalman |
FX-100 (w/h ZM-F2 fan) |
|
28.0 |
16.4 |
28.5 |
Silverstone |
NT01-Pro |
high |
28.0 |
16.2 |
40.4 |
Thermaltake |
ISGC-200 |
high |
28.1 |
16.5 |
48.7 |
Glacialtech |
Igloo 5760 PWM |
high |
28.3 |
17.4 |
50.3 |
Coolermaster |
Vortex Plus |
high |
28.3 |
16.8 |
54.6 |
Auras |
LPT-700 |
|
28.3 |
16.9 |
52.2 |
Auras |
Shagon ARC118 |
high |
28.6 |
18.5 |
53.8 |
Thermalfly |
F1-IACSHA |
high |
29.0 |
18.3 |
60.4 |
Coolage |
Frozen Orb 2924HDC |
high |
29.2 |
18.7 |
56.0 |
Evercool |
Transformer 6 |
high |
29.2 |
14.6 |
51.6 |
Cooljag |
JYC 8A03A |
high |
29.3 |
19.8 |
50.6 |
nPowertek |
TTIC NPH1000 |
|
29.3 |
16.8 |
47.5 |
3Rsystem |
Iceage 90 |
|
29.4 |
18.0 |
47.2 |
Glacialtech |
Igloo 5710 Silent |
|
29.4 |
18.0 |
43.4 |
Coolermaster |
Gemin II M4 |
high |
29.5 |
18.3 |
43.5 |
Thermalfly |
I75DUB |
high |
29.5 |
16.8 |
68.5 |
Zalman |
CNPS9500 AT |
|
29.6 |
17.3 |
53.3 |
SilenX |
EFZ-92HA3 |
high |
29.8 |
17.1 |
41.6 |
Glacialtech |
Igloo 5750 Silent |
|
29.8 |
18.5 |
35.5 |
Coolermaster |
Hyper TX2 |
|
29.9 |
18.8 |
53.7 |
Alpha Novatech |
PRE9060M92P |
high |
29.9 |
18.5 |
51.5 |
Scythe |
Kama Cross |
|
30.0 |
18.8 |
40.0 |
Akasa |
AK-961 |
|
30.0 |
18.7 |
60.7 |
Auras |
LPT-709 |
|
30.1 |
18.6 |
43.9 |
Rosewill |
RCX-Z2-EX |
high |
30.1 |
18.7 |
45.9 |
nPowertek |
NPH-775-1 |
|
30.1 |
18.8 |
50.1 |
SilenX |
EFZ-80HA2 |
high |
30.2 |
22.4 |
40.6 |
Glacialtech |
Igloo 5710 Plus Silent |
|
30.2 |
18.5 |
39.3 |
Glacialtech |
Igloo 5610 Silent |
|
30.4 |
17.1 |
44.7 |
Sunon |
Waturbo |
|
30.6 |
18.3 |
57.5 |
Noctua |
NH-L9i |
high |
30.8 |
19.6 |
46.3 |
Auras |
CTC-868 (closed) |
|
31.0 |
18.6 |
48.7 |
Akasa |
Revo (horizontal) |
high |
31.0 |
20.3 |
44.5 |
Scythe |
Shuriken |
high |
31.4 |
18.8 |
38.2 |
Apack |
CF800 |
high |
31.4 |
20.7 |
48.4 |
Thermaltake |
Jungle512 |
high |
31.6 |
20.4 |
60.8 |
Noctua |
NH-L9x65 |
high |
31.7 |
19.1 |
46.1 |
Glacialtech |
UFO V51 Silent |
|
32.0 |
18.7 |
42.4 |
Coolage |
Frozen Orb F0-Z924AL |
high |
32.0 |
19.9 |
48.9 |
Xigmatek |
AIO-S80DP |
high |
32.4 |
21.4 |
55.0 |
Scythe |
Katana II |
|
32.5 |
18.6 |
37.9 |
Rosewill |
RCX-Z2 |
|
32.6 |
19.3 |
59.9 |
Scythe |
Kozuti SCKZT-1000 |
high |
32.9 |
20.9 |
44.2 |
Zalman |
CNPS7700-Cu |
high |
32.9 |
19.7 |
50.7 |
Apack |
CF900 |
high |
32.9 |
20.3 |
48.3 |
Evercool |
PT02-9232CP |
|
33.3 |
19.9 |
63.3 |
Zalman |
CNPS7700-Cu LED |
high |
33.5 |
20.6 |
49.8 |
Scythe |
Ninja Mini |
|
33.7 |
19.9 |
41.7 |
Thermalright |
MST-977SLE |
|
33.8 |
20.0 |
46.5 |
Intel |
Stock Pentium D |
high |
33.8 |
20.7 |
47.5 |
Scythe |
Orochi SCORC-1000 |
|
34.0 |
20.8 |
27.8 |
Zaward |
Gyre ZCJ010 |
high |
34.4 |
21.3 |
52.7 |
Arctic Cooling |
Freezer 11 LP |
high |
34.5 |
20.3 |
45.3 |
Scythe |
Big Shuriken |
high |
34.6 |
22.1 |
39.6 |
Thermolab |
TLI-S Micro Silencer |
|
34.7 |
19.2 |
52.0 |
nPowerTek |
SF775-2 |
high |
34.7 |
21.1 |
64.6 |
Asus |
Silent Knight 2 |
high |
34.9 |
21.4 |
46.2 |
Glacialtech |
Igloo 5610 Plus Silent |
|
36.1 |
20.9 |
38.0 |
Akasa |
AK-960E |
|
36.1 |
21.4 |
56.3 |
Gigabyte |
Volar GH-PSV21-FB |
high |
36.3 |
22.1 |
56.1 |
Auras |
SMF-660 |
|
36.4 |
23.0 |
43.4 |
Zalman |
CNPS7500-Cu LED |
high |
36.4 |
22.9 |
50.9 |
Thermalfly |
I75DUH |
|
37.8 |
22.8 |
48.7 |
Nexus |
VCT-9000 |
high |
38.4 |
24.4 |
42.9 |
Akasa |
AK-975CU |
high |
38.4 |
23.0 |
47.7 |
Cooljag |
OAK-H |
high |
38.5 |
22.9 |
55.7 |
Cooljag |
OAK-H2 |
high |
38.6 |
24.1 |
55.6 |
LS Cable |
SHS-T700 |
|
38.7 |
22.8 |
48.5 |
3Rsystem |
Iceage 80 Prima Mini |
|
38.8 |
24.5 |
35.4 |
Thermaltake |
ISGC-100 |
high |
39.5 |
24.6 |
45.5 |
Arctic Cooling |
Alpine 11 Pro |
high |
40.0 |
24.7 |
46.1 |
nPowertek |
NPH-775-140HC |
high |
40.2 |
24.8 |
56.7 |
SilenX |
EFZ-100HA1 |
high |
40.5 |
25.3 |
38.0 |
Arctic Cooling |
Alpine 7 Pro |
high |
40.5 |
23.8 |
44.1 |
Intel |
Stock Core 2 Duo E4400 |
|
41.5 |
25.2 |
41.6 |
Cryorig |
H7 |
low |
43.6 |
23.3 |
38.8 |
Intel |
Stock Core 2 Duo |
|
49.2 |
29.0 |
36.7 |
NoFan |
CR-95C (horiz.) |
|
50.1 |
32.7 |
0.0 |
Thermolab |
TLI-U Nano Silencer |
|
50.4 |
28.8 |
48.3 |
Glacialtech |
Igloo 5062 Cu Light |
|
50.6 |
29.7 |
45.2 |
Arctic Cooling |
Freezer 7LP |
high |
53.1 |
31.2 |
46.1 |
Silverstone |
NT07-775 |
high |
55.2 |
32.9 |
36.5 |
Glacialtech |
Igloo 5063 Light E |
|
56.5 |
32.1 |
51.5 |
Zalman |
CNPS2X |
high |
56.8 |
35.1 |
41.2 |
Glacialtech |
Igloo 5063 Cu Silent E |
|
57.3 |
34.4 |
41.0 |
NoFan |
CR-95C (vert.) |
|
58.2 |
33.0 |
0.0 |
Glacialtech |
Igloo 5057 E |
|
58.5 |
36.1 |
53.4 |
Asus |
Triton 75 |
|
58.6 |
16.1 |
49.6 |
Zalman |
FX-100 (hor) |
|
61.8 |
42.5 |
0.0 |
Zalman |
FX-100 (ver) |
|
63.0 |
41.9 |
0.0 |
Spire |
Fourier IV SP607B3-C |
|
63.6 |
18.7 |
60.2 |
Glacialtech |
Igloo 5761 Silent |
|
65.2 |
24.9 |
37.7 |
Silverstone |
Heligon HE02 (horiz.) |
|
69.3 |
44.3 |
0.0 |
Asus |
Triton 85 |
high |
71.5+ |
16.2 |
41.1 |
Glacialtech |
Igloo 5058 Light E |
|
73.8 |
39.9 |
48.5 |
Silverstone |
Heligon HE02 (vert.) |
|
77.1 |
56.2 |
0.0 |
|
|
|
150w thermal test (°c) |
85w thermal test (°c) |
noise level
(dba) |
*heatsinks are ranked according to the 150w thermal
test results column (rise over ambient temp.). low temperatures with low
noise levels are considered best. for reference heatsinks with
variable-speed fans, only the high speed (12v) fan test result is included
in the comparison sheet; more detailed results reside in each specific
heatsink review. |
with a 150w
heat load applied by the intel lga115x/775 version of frostytech's synthetic thermal test platform, the Cryorig H7 heatsink
is able to hold a test temperature of 20.8°C over ambient at stock fan speed. At
the reduced fan speed of 330PRM, the Cryorig H7 heatsink is a little starved for
airflow and the temperature of Frostytech's synthetic CPU interface die
increases to satisfactory 43.6°C over ambient.
Cryorig's
H7 heatsink was next tested with an 85W heat load. Under this low thermal heat
load, the H7 heatsink had no difficulty maintaining a test temperature of 12.8°C
over ambient at stock fan speed and 23.3°C over ambient at reduced fan
speed.
Bottom Line?
Cryorig place a lot of emphasis on design in their
cooling products and associated marketing material, which is all well and good -
the H7 heatsink does look nice - but design for
design's sake alone is so much less important than form following function in a
thermal solution. After all, a heatsink's purpose is to quickly and efficiently
conduct heat away from a CPU and transfer it to the surrounding environment with
the least amount of noise possible. Pretty looks won't help with that task. With
the Cryorig H7 heatsink, we get the sense the designer was leading the thermal
engineer, instead of the other way around. As the heatsink reference charts
clearly show, Cryorig's H7 heatsink offered up fairly average thermal
performance at stock fan speeds, and satisfactory, but very quiet operation with
it's fan slowed down.
Is the Cryorig H7 a good heatsink for Intel LGA115x
processors? Sure, particularly for low TDP chips. Is it a great heatsink when
running at ultra-quiet fan speed levels? No, it offers satisfactory thermal
performance at it's quietest fan speed.
If we consider only sub-145mm tall air cooled heatsinks
on the LGA115x platform, better thermal performance in a similar volume could be
had by the BeQuiet Dark Rock TF, Noctua NH-C14 or Raijintek Pallas heatsinks... at similar or lower noise outputs.
If you can only source the Cryorig H7 heatsink in your region of the world,
don't fret. Add a second rear mounted fan and run both at a lower than stock fan
speed, it'll help.
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